Table 5 Lesion Volume with 100% Normal Tissue Perfusion. Values represent the total volume of tissue necroses calculated over the course of the simulated ablation using various cell damage thresholds (D) and isothermal temperatures (IT).
From: Thermal modeling of lesion growth with radiofrequency ablation devices
Source Voltage (Volts) | D = 63% (mm3) | D = 100% (mm3) | IT = 42°C (mm3)1 | IT = 47°C (mm3)1 | IT = 60°C (mm3) | IT = 90°C (mm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12.5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15.0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
17.5 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
20.0 | 4 | 2 | 513 | 177 | 1 | 0 |
22.5 | 23 | 19 | 784 | 287 | 15 | 0 |
25.0 | 131 | 89 | 1068 | 488 | 107 | 0 |
27.5 | 251 | 222 | 1502 | 759 | 241 | 3 |
30.0 | 433 | 364 | 2014 | 1064 | 423 | 24 |